http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 shown off very, very quietly http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
For the 999th time can someone please explain what they are fuction wise catching up to?]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
This is WinMo
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/1997-99_Dodge_Neon_Coupe.jpg

This is WinMo with GUI lipstick:
http://www.tricked-out-cars.com/2005-dodge-001-1.jpg

This is the iPhone:
http://frogandprincess.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/2007teslaroadster-full.jpg

The fanboys want to pretend the Neon beats the Tesla.]]>Jan 9th 2010 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/wow, seriously... the only reason i don't feel outdated with my windows phone is because of all the customization you can do with it (i am of course speaking about custom ROMs and what not) I mean, WinMo may not be as much eye candy as the competition, but that's no reason to hate it so much...]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Seriously lol 6.5.3 is looking very nice. It's intersting that 23091 is apparently the final build, as there are much newer ones on XDA in the 280XX bracket. Good to see that this is coming along. Although I hope beyond all hopes that this is not what their only announcement will at MWC...hopefully they announce 6.5.3. officially for all existing 6.5 phones and then WM7 for all new phones.]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/it's not so much the eye candy, and Windows Mobile always had the features but it's sorely lacking in stability and responsiveness and general user friendliness because like it or not, the general smartphone population is no longer geeks that hangout on XDA developer forums]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Rumors are that WinMo is a registered sex offender too ;)]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
- Windows Mobile 7 Lite (Dumphone for Dummies)
- Windows Mobile 7 Standard (Semi-smartphone OS)
- Windows Mobile 7 Pro (Smartphone OS)
- Windows Mobile 7 Ultimate (Super Smartphone Almost Netbook OS for total nerdgasm)

(I read somewhere that is what MS maybe be actually trying to do)]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/This is the first time I uprank you.]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Went to Verizon...played with all the new Droids. Kinda
cool looking and all............................ but not all that.

Purchased the Omnia2, 3rd winmo phone in a row & no plans to switch. Does everything I need it to do & the 2 is freaking loaded
with upgrades over my one year old Omnai i910]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Because of the scroll bars in places where it's not necessary. Seriously .. WTF .. it's a touchscreen .. why does it have scroll bars?

Maybe in drop down menus (but then why have drop downs in that form?). I hope in the future phone UI's never have scroll bars ..ever .. and rely on detecting a more forceful touch press to register a click versus intent to scroll (it can be made an optional feature for you people who don't like that). ]]>Jan 9th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
It could be based on the touch pressure sensitive screens are able to detect touch pressure .. but till then it could determine user intent based on time .. for example if it is kept pressed for about half a second then the intent is to select an item rather than scroll.]]>Jan 9th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/how about if they just made a browser that can open web sites. Mobile explorer is a disgrace, and they should be ashame of themselves for not being able to write a stupid browser in a time when everyone's grandmother is open sourcing a browser. Seriously Microsoft, where is your pride?]]>Jan 10th 2010 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Wow, this is like the first time I've ever seen you actually ranked high.]]>Jan 10th 2010 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Well, lord knows it's f'd me up the arse lots of times while i've been left screaming no no no... so yeah, it should be.
]]>Jan 11th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 12th 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
For some it was too much gloss, for others her skirt too long, for others she should cut her hair shorter. Everyone wanted to give advice to the nerdy girl to make her look like a Supermodel but so much pressure and input ultimately made her look like a clown.

WELL, in conclusion, 50% of the population may think windows 7 Mobile is beautiful, 25% may think it's all right, 25% may hate its guts. It is impossible to make something that everyone likes - unless is comes with some weird iVoodoo that makes people go bananas over it and forget about the World and just follow Saint Jobs. ]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Tell you what, the interface is taking on the shape of the Zune a lot now, from what I can see in those pictures... but I do remember about a year ago everyone saying that MS should take the Zune and make a phone out of it, now that they seem to be doing that, people complain again... people never happy with what MS does..]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Not sure if you are joking but that is the stock homescreen (Titanium) that was in 6.5. It is ok but requires quite a bit of hacking to get it really useful.]]>Jan 12th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
The bubble buttons are changeable through standard themes. I don't know why they picked those fugly bubbles as default. My TP2 has nice square buttons. You can see some examples here:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1184690&postcount=3

(Some of those are just of his 6.5 version but others are 6.5.3.)

On a side note, that 23091 build confuses me...the builds we are seeing are 280xx.]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Actually, they probably went with bubble buttons because people keep saying the Zune UI is amazing and they wish it was a phone. Take a look at the bottom of the Zune HD's now playing screen.]]>Jan 9th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
I actually have my Orb on the Upper Right Corner. I like to keep my taskbar on vertical right alignment. For me eying down a llist of items is more natural than the right to left scanning - I am not reading. The new 7 tabs allow that to happen nicely. ]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Engadget, time to be a bit more fair with your reporting...]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Sorry if I offended you...I'm sad now.
:-(]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Flexible my ass, Windows Mobile is the laughingstock of the industry for a reason. ]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
I still prefer ugly but functional than hot but stupid.

If Windows Mobile was a home-maker: "Honey, I made breakfast while I was doing my Math Homework and I got the kids ready for school. I also have the Dryer and Washer running. My Teacher also IMed me with some new Test deadlines which I also updated in my calendar"

If Mac OS X mobile was a homemaker: "Dude, I can't walk, make coffee and open the Fridge to browse our Food at the same time"]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Hey genius explain to me why Windows Mobile is the laughingstock of the industry and bleeding marketshare? ]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
Its numbers have remanded static, and until recently was #2 behind RIM. So for all of its supposed horribleness, it has held up pretty well.]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/I don't like you]]>Jan 9th 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
It is the laughingstock of the industry, for being crappy. Why don't you go check how much marketshare they've been bleeding for the past few quarters. Why iphone, Android, and RIM are going up, Windows Mobile is going backwards. With their outdated interface, no wonder they've becoming the laughingstock. They used to be leaders, now everybody is laughing at how crap they've become, everybody except their fanboys. ]]>Jan 9th 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
The sheer ignorance of his comments.

1) "iphone which hasnt changed a smidgen since it's first release"
In fact, Apple has released two full version updates (with several version updates in between) since first release. Now iPhone OS 4.0 is coming soon.

2) He believes that making a phone look pretty (skinning it) is going to make it work better. Never mind WinMo's outdated legacy garbage of WinMo's CE Kernel and rotten APIs and frameworks. You know, the things that make a smart phone, smart.

He is unaware of all the serious work that needs to happen in the lower layers beneath the GUI in order for a phone OS to work properly. To him it's all about looks, if he doesn't see some flashy icon or menu bar it means the phone is outdated.]]>Jan 9th 2010 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/Jan 9th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/
As a search engine in only ever want Google.

WinMo is just getting better and better. 6.5.3 looks great and I just cannot wait for 7.]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:11PM